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9.19.2013

Paradiso Delicatessen & Restaurant

I feel like these days I'm leaning more to going back to the basic, simple foods, especially sandwiches. Paradiso Deli reminds me a little of Molinari's (see post HERE) in the city. An old school Italian deli that serves up home cooked lasagne, raviolis, and sandwiches.

The one thing that drew me here was the meatball sandwich. The sandwich is huge and its literally made up of one meatball. Yes, just one giant meatball that squashed a little so its sandwich ready. Topped with fried peppers, provolone cheese, and super soft bread, this reminds me of a kicked up version of Subway's meatball sandwich, which is not a bad thing because I love their meatball sandwiches. Its bite after bite of sloppy, messy goodness. Think sloppy joe of meatball sandwiches and grab a stack full of napkins.

I'm a sucker for raviolis. Its an embarrassing fact to say that I really love the canned beef ravioli from Chef Boyardee. These raviolis are handmade and are plumped full of beef. Love the soft texture of the raviolis. Paradiso is perfect for someone like me who can never decide on one thing because you can actually get a combo of ravioli and lasagne. I'm not quite sure, but the sauce from the meatball, ravioli, and lasagne may be the same or at least very similar. You can never go wrong with Garfield's favorite food. Here the layers of pasta are a little firmer so it doesn't fall apart and you are able to get a good bite in with lots of layers. It has a nice crusty top going for it as well. While the food here isn't mindblowing, it is good comfort food.